Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz
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| Born | January 25, 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 2024 (aged 96) |
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Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz (January 25, 1928 – May 24, 2024) was an American singer, composer and teacher. She graduated from Brooklyn College with bachelor's and master's degrees, and worked as a teacher, choir director and composer. As Gladys Young she performed in the United States and Europe as a folk singer.[1] [2] In 2003 her chamber opera The Fountain of Youth, based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," won a special commendation at the Nancy Van de Vate International Opera Competition for Women. Her music is performed internationally.[3] Moskowitz died on May 24, 2024, at the age of 96.[4]
Works
[edit]Moskowitz is known for songs and chamber opera. Selected works include:
- Grass, on a poem by Carl Sandburg
- Chicken Little, The Sky Is Falling! A Satirical Chamber Opera, performed by Bluegrass Chamber Orchestra and Opera, Lexington, Kentucky, 2009.
- More than a Voice
- The Fountain of Youth, chamber opera
- Three Love Songs on Poems of Sara Teasdale: "Joy"; "Advice to a Girl"; "Gifts." Premiere in New York City, 2008.[5]
- Psalm 23, for piano, oboe, cello and voice
- The Masque of the Red Death, music drama in two acts after Poe
- The Buried Life, for mezzo-soprano and piano
- Three Songs of Passion, for piano, flute, cello, and voice; on poems by Cheryl Yuzik
References
[edit]- ^ IAWM journal: Volumes 9-10; Volumes 9-10. International Alliance for Women in Music. 2003.
- ^ International directory of contemporary music: Instrumentation. Contemporary Music International Information Service. 2000.
- ^ "Gladys Smuckler Moskowitz". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Gladys Moskowitz". Colonial Family of Funeral Homes. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Composer's page at http://www.amc.net/GladysSmucklerMoskowitz[permanent dead link].
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